▷ (15h Left) Senior Research Investigator

JOB DESCRIPTION Level 7-I Research Scientist Job Location Hyderabad Bangalore Department Synthetic Chemistry Role Requirements Ph D degree with post-Doctoral research with excellent communication skills is preferred with minimum 2 years experience in CRO industry M Sc degree 15 years industrial experience with excellent technical and communication skills The candidate should manage a team of 7-12 scientists and be capable of designing scheme troubleshoot problem solve independently and execute high-profile project s The person should be flexible working shifts as per the organizational policy The candidate should be excellent in cross functional teamwork and in customer engagement Strategic Responsibilities Safety Commitment to safety self team lab and the organization always Ensuring ZERO safety incidents in the lab organization Ensuring ZERO safety non-compliances at workplace Reporting incidents or near-misses and learnings from those incidents to avoid recurrence Near miss reporting 1 per year per employee Reduction in number of first aid injuries reported compared to previous FY Review SOPs and checklists for completeness of information related to safety Quality Ensure to comply with Syngene s quality standards and services self and team always ZERO data integrity incidents Adhere to the ALCOA principles in all data generated Ensuring adherence to all Syngene policies related to data integrity by all team members Maintain confidentiality Zero repeat audit observations Zero major and critical observations in external audits SOP s vs Practices Review and implement necessary refinements for continuous training testing and tracking SOP compliance Deviations 2 within the fiscal year tracked monthly Delivery Responsible for Project Health Index Project planning Execution Deliverables including tracking of KPIs for his her team and Quality of services internal client metrics Achieve per-quarter improvement in key FY25 KPIs per OU per plan 18-20 steps per FTE per month 6 compounds FTE month 70 targets TAT within 30 days for deliverables 0 1 g scale and 5 CE FTE month for scales 0 1 g scale Help the Group Leaders and Head of the department in managing the process of governance tools for effective transparent and collaborative management of the projects Engagement Good in engaging the customers weekly reports experimental for completed final compounds etc Zero flaw in presentations and report real time and flawless communication 0 business attrition w r t scientific environment and work culture Support in implementing comprehensive client feedback collection and response platform in collaboration with PMO as service management piece Demonstrate consistent sustainable technical and operational improvements per RCA CAPA process in Synthetic chemistry Excellent in team and cross-functional engagement Cost Manage lifecycle of various lab infrastructure instruments Ensure optimum resource utilization and cost efficiencyManage FH to chemist ratio Maintain above 50 of Scientist-1 in the team and around 25 of Scientist-2 employees Compliance Adhere to the ALCOA principles in all the experiments and data generated Ensuring adherence to Syngene policies related to data integrity by all team members ALCOA deviations 2 within the fiscal year tracked monthly zero data integrity incidents Breaches that would lead to a material breach with client or regulator Gemba walk compliance at 100 Timesheet compliance at 100 Confidentiality compliance Ensuring all assigned mandatory training related to data integrity health and safety measures are completed on time by all team members Leadership Next and Succession planning for critical roles - Reduce critical talent attrition by 5 create succession plans for critical roles Build competencies and skills that are required to achieve current and future business needs Technical functional Skills The candidate should have excellent knowledge of modern synthetic methodology including asymmetric synthesis heterocyclic chemistry catalysis and the reaction mechanism is expected Should be expert in synthetic problem solving troubleshooting skills Excellent communication skills including face to face and virtual interactions with team and clients Must have exceptional Presentation skills The candidate should maintain an accurate scientific notebook draft concise written reports for publications Managerial Skills Expertise in handling multiple collaborations Demonstrated in handling a team size of 7-12 FTEs Worked effectively with interdisciplinary teams Efficient Lab management skills The Leader must demonstrate the essential qualities of People Management Giving receiving performance-enhancing feedback Setting clear performance expectations Conducting challenging performance conversations Coaching individuals toward improved performance Delegating tasks Creating accountability Lead the change